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Letters Patent No. 73,443, dated Jmr 21, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT m LAMPS.

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TO ALL WHOM'IT MAY CONCERN:

-Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. F0wLEn,.of Brooklyn city, Kings county, Stnteof New York, have invented an Improved Burner for Oil-Lamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be an exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 represents an elevation of the burner.- Figure 2, a: top View of the some.

Figure 3 represents the chimney, with its flange J. The natureof my invention consists in the top flange, with circular groove, and perforations around its lower "side, a-uda groove on each side to hold a. glass chimney firmly without rattling.

A represents the ordinary wick-jtuhcgondB the ordinary perforated burner. on the top of the burner I haven. flange, C, from one-fourth'to half an inch iuheight, with a. depression or groovc,.D, on eech side, and e.

circular groove, E, around it, and perforutions', G, below the groove E, for the purpose of holding the gloss chimney H firmly, and preventing it from rattling or falling ofl',,and keeping the chimney always perfectly erect-and perpendiculiir in its position. The chimney H has a flanged projection, J, on each side, below \rhich.

is pressed down the groove 1), and then. turned around into'the groove E, which, as a bnyonet-lock, holds the glass chimney firmly toits place.

What I elnim as my invention, and desire,to secure byLcttcrs Potent, is-

The construction of the top of the burner, with its collar or flange C, circular groove E, perforations G oroiind its lower 'si'de, and grooves DD on each side, when used in combination with the flange J of the chimney H, as herein described, and for the purposes set forth. SAB IUEL'.W. FOWLER.

' Witnesses:

, J. Fnsuxnm' Runner,

Emu. F. Bnown. 

